diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6b233f1fa71..96497505b79 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.pitest</groupId>
         <artifactId>pitest-maven</artifactId>
-        <version>1.7.6</version>
+        <version>1.9.3</version>
         <dependencies>
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.pitest</groupId>